14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has inked the deal with Beats and paid the billions so now it is time to make some money off their newest acquisition. Beats has some apps in the store, a streaming service, but their most appreciated product remains the high-end headphones business.
Curved, a blog from Germany, has worked with famous Apple concept designer Martin Hajek to create the dream headphones with the Apple logo on them. The result is not too far-fetched and the concept takes some cues from the current Dr. Dre Solo headphones.
They make the case of an Apple that will not go into designing their own high-end products in a market where there is already a clear winner. After the Cupertino tech giant spent $3 billion (€2.25 billion) for Beats, it is hard to believe they will not use the headset and turn them into a real Apple product.
The concept they present today is inspired by the gold, white, and space gray color scheme derived from the iPhone 5s and that will most probably be used in the next-gen iPhone 6.
Wireless charging is a must. The designer thinks the headband is ideal to hide all the electronics and the circuitry for that to happen. However, the new headphones will feature a lightning port, just in case the user is not home, next to his charging dock.
iBeats, as they call it, will feature stereo microphones for SIRI control, noise cancellation and recording. You can use the headphones wirelessly with your iPhone to record movies or audio notes, for example.
The Apple logo looks exactly like the one on your Mac and the whole world can see it because it lights up when you use them. The device has Bluetooth and wireless charging built-in and the Touch ID button is the most simple way to keep them uniquely yours. The headphones will only work after you have turned them on using your fingerprint.
The last thing is the most interesting. The designer believes Apple should incorporate the so-called forgotten bestseller – the iPod. The music can be streamed via iCloud and iTunes Radio, but you can also sync the headphones to iTunes and fill up the 128GB SSD chip inside them. That way you only need your phone for features that are not necessarily related to music playback.
The iBeats can also sync with another long-awaited device, the iWatch and the designer made sure to include screenshots of his iteration of such a device.
